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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
NOrthfieId w. G. z. VS.. Politics.

The action of tie w. c. r. Union
vt their recent state convention in
endorsing a political party evidently
does not meet with the approval Of
the majority of thc members of the
n ortLfeld Union. The petition
pub lished below has been circulated
among the members Of this organ
ization, whose total membership is
thirty seven, three Of whom were
absent. The names attached to the
petition below will show the result.
Recognizing the fact that in the
great battle against the rum traffic
the full cooperation of every tem-
perance man and woman of Vermont
is most decidedly needed, and
WHEREAS, The action of our annual con.
vention at Woodstock in endorsing the pos
tion of the National Womans' Christian TEN.
perance Union in committing that organlza-
ton to the aid and support of polit.crl party
is not the true expression of the majority OF
w. G. T. U. women of Vermont; and thlt
such actions will hinder temperance work
by bringing dssension and division into our
ranks and by keeping ont of the organization
scores Of Christian women of culture and in
fl1ence who have not yet identified them
selves with us.
WHEREAS, Fully approaching the unremit.
ting labors of the women who organized this
temperance movement IN Verm Jnt and who
after nine consecutive years of harmonious
action, in convention declared themselves
deeply conscious OF the necessity of united
and harmonious effort resolving that
Though heads might differ they would be
united in heart and work" Goth annual ~
port, page CO. Therefore,
Resolved, That we love our national presI
dent, and affirm our unfaltering allegiance
to prohibition, constitutional and statutory
in state or nation, we desire to keep the Yer
mont Womans Christian Union free from the
trammels of any political organization, in or
derto preserve harmony among ourselves
and secure the full co operation of every tenn
perance man and woman in the state.
R8SOIced, That while our interest in the
cause of temperance remains undated, and
for its advancement we will continue to labor
with earnestness and zeal, yet with the con.
victon that duty will not permit us to be
silent, we desire to place on record our
solemn protest against the action of the con-
vention at Woodstock in committing that
body and those whom they represented, to
the support of a political party.
(Slgned). Mrs. P. d. Bradford, Miss NJ. P.
Moore, Mrs. j. II. Orcutt. Mrs. A. H. Webb,
Mrs G. \. Clough Mrs. Il X Jones, Mrs. f.
Plunley, Mrs. l. L. Field. Mrs. w. S. Hazen,
Mrs 4. Pope, Mrs 9. Il. Reel, Mrs l.. Bliss
Mrs A. A. Preston, Mrs. l. p. Booth, Mrs. o.
d. Edgerton, Mrs. G. A. Edgerton, Mrs J. G.
Cady Mrs. Charles Dole, Miss e. NJ Sade,
May f. McClearn, Mrs. J. lIazelton, Mrs Ell
Cox, Mrs b. E Smith, Mrs. Fred w. button.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
The Local Paper.

Did you ever stop to think what
a tireless letter writer good local
newspaper is? Week after week,
reaching into years, it goes on tell
ing of marriages, births, deaths, the
coming and going of our people, the
business, success or failure, acct
dents, crops, improvements, in fact,
events of all kinds is the grist that
comes to the hopper of good local
paper. Why, if you were to write
a letter each week and tell half the
news your paper gives, you would
give up in despair. The supposed
pleasure becomes tiresome, the let
tiers grow shorter, farther apart and
finally cease. Why the difference.
Because with newspaper men it is
business. People in live newspa,
per town recognize this and take
pleasure in giving the editor news
items that you never learn. There
fore, make haste and subscribe. If
you already receive a copy, send one
to some friend. 1t is better than a
letter. Portland Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
Free Trade.

The reduction of internal revenue
and the taking off of revenue stamps
from Proprietary Medicines, no doubt
has largely benefited the consumers,
as wei as relieving the burden of house
manufacturers. Especially is this the
case with Green's August Flower and
Boschee's German Syrup, as the re-
duction of thirty-six cents per dozen,
has been added to increase the size of
the bottles containing these remedies,
thereby giving one-fifth more medicine
in the rs cent size. The August Flower
for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint,
and the German Syrup for Cough and
Lung troubles, have perhaps, the
largest sale of any medicines in the
world. The advantage Of increased
size of the bottles will be greatly APP
preciated by the sick and afflicted, in
every town ana village in civilized
countries. Sample bottles for 10 cents
remain the same size,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

interesting exhibit at these fairs, ="
the Courant says, ''is the people
themselves. The vegetables, the
pears, apples, peaches are good, the
cattle are beautiful, but look at the
exhibits of small home industries.
Do they not tell of intelligent thrift
and comfort? Take notice of the
music, the flowers, the delicacies
and suhstantials Of the kitchen, the
homemade things, and of the wo-
mems work and household decora-
tions. Here is surely a well to do,
highly intelligent people, not at all
in fever TO be rich, but thriving
and competent to enjoy all harmless
pleasures, even blowing matches and
horse trots. Here is material for a
good winter society, for book clubs,
grange meetings, discussions, parties,
a fairly lively, social and intellect
ual life. These farms are not so
fertile as the prairies, but human
beings can certainly get more out of
them of that which makes human
life valuable. No one can attend
these autumn fairs without seeing
and feeling that agricultural New
England is looking up again. And
the young men are beginning to re-
fleet whether, as they have but one
life to live, they cannot get more
out of it on a New England farm
than by going thousand miles to
richer land and less enjoyable
society"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

small courtesies of life, the quicker
viii he learn. 1t is not right to let
him go until fourteen years of age,
or even later, before you think Of
interesting Yourself in trying to
teach him the first rudiments of po-
liteness. Very few such boys make
courageous gentlemen. It isn't TO
be expected that they should. You
can't revolutionize a boys wholelife,
and that is exactly what you will
have to do if you do not begin with
them early. If taught when young,
they will gradually learn, and not
have to crowd into a year or two the
work of several. Such boy if pro-
perly taught, will pass over the rough
period of his life quietly and smooth
lily, with scarcely an effort, and GER
tainly without any ill-natured re-
marks about his awkwardness.
While he who has been neglected
until this time will hear many I'M.
pleasant things, and feel many dis
comiiturcS in regard to his mistakes,
that he is sure to make in his at
tempts at little acts of courtesy
Mothers of boys such as the latter
are frequently heard saying some
thing like this, 81 don't see how it
is that johnny So and SO is so much
potter than our Walter; it really
seems as though it were natural for
him to be so. Walter has been
shown often enough, but it does
seem as though he will never be
anything but awkward, while
Johnny is a perfect little gentle
man." They never think that the
reason for this is the fact that
Johnny's education in this line be
gan so young and developed so
gradually, that it became as g
second nature to him, while theil
own boy was allowed to get along
as easily as he could without any at
tention paid to this matter until Sc
old that it would be almost impos
sible for him, no matter how hare
he tried, to be as courteous a boy a.
Johnny So and So.
All parents and members of the
family are proud of a courteous boy
and there is no reason why any boy
cannot become one if proper atten
ton is paid to his training. If hi,
mind is turned into this channe
when young, there will be a grea
deal he will learn Of lis own accord
by observation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
TAe essex County Atrala.
ISLAND POND. OCTOBER "A, 1887.

The decision of the Vermont Su-
preme Court that fines paid under
the liquor law must go to the State
Treasury instead of to town and
village treasures has caused I'M
casiness in a number of Vermont
communities. The decision was
given in a suit by the State against
st. Johnsbury to recover the am
cunts thus paid. The States At
torney Of Bennington county is pre-
pairing papers for the recovery of
fines that have been received by
many of the towns and by the viii
lage of Bennington. According to
the Bennington Reformer that
village is liable for $4,000 or $1,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
mfr. Blaine and the Presidency.

The Boston Journal says:-We
have cause for believing that the
following from the New York Sun
is very near approach tothe truth,
and while not, perhaps, authorized
by Mr.. Blaine, represents his inner
most feeling upon an interesting
topic:
"Mr. Blaine, although still enthus-
iastically supported by his party,
does not care for the nomination un-
less it shall appear that he can be
elected or has a good chance of
election. If it shall seem that he
cannot be elected and that some
other Republican can command a
larger vote, Mr.. Blaine will not
press his claims. He recognizes that
he has been highly honored by his
party already, and is willing to
stand aside if the good of the party
requires that the nomination should
be given to another man."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
GRANnTKUNk RAILWAY.
" summer Arrangement. 1857
On and after May l5 and until further
notice, trains vii De run as follows:

q
" summer Arrangement. 1857
On and after May IS, and until further
notice, trains VII be rm a. follows:
GOING WEST
Express train for Montreal leaves Island
Pend go 6 - "A m: mixed train for Montreal
aud Quebec az 5 80 am. Mixed trains leave
GorhHm for Island Pond ~ 4 90 a m. and
] p m. Express trains tor Montreal and
the west viii leave Portland az $50 a. IN.
and 80 p. m. Gorham N y 20 aud SIS p. IN. I:
Island Pond at go and 80 p. m. the latter
connecting at kioLmUnd fOt Quebec
GOING EAST
Express trains for Island Fond. Gorhap.
| Lewiston, Portland. and Boston will leave
Mont real ~ o.l0a. nj. and 10 IS p m and Island
l'oud at e Il. m. ana ~ p. m. Express
! Tor island Pond and intermediate stations
/ VIII leave Montreal az IS r. m. Mixed
| train Tor lslnu1 Pond and intermediate sta
TONS viii leave Montreal az rs a. IN. Mixed
trains Tor Portland leave Island Pond at $50
| "A. IN. ana for Gorham ut 5. 10 p. m.
| JOSEPH HICKSON,
! General Manager.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

The importance of the election
which is to take place in the Second
Rhode Island District should lead
the Republicans to put forward their
strongest man, and to make vigor-
.ous and harmonious campaign in
his support. If the election of the
next President should be thrown in
- the House, the representative to
he chosen for the Second District
will virtually have the decision in
his own hands. If he is a Republic
an the vote of Rhode Island will be
cast for the Republican candidate
and he will be elected. Otherwise,
the Rhode Island delegation will be
tied, the vote of the State will not
be counted, and there will be no
choice in the House. The know
ledge Of this contingency will spur
tie Democrats to do their best, and
should arouse the Republicans ex-
ertions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
For the Boys.

Teach the boys to be courteous to
all people, no matter what position
of life they may occupy. They will
lose nothing by it, but, on the CON
trary, gain great deal. A court
eous boy is pleasant companion for
both old or young, and is always a
favorite wherever he goes. He is
continually saying or doing some
thing to interest the people about
him, and usually succeeds in making
himself agreeable to all. The ma
iority of boys like to be thought
well Of and would willingly practice
the art of courtesy, but they want
to be taught so that they will not
appear awkward. There is period
of awkwardness in rearly all boys
lives, and this is one of the rough
places that should be passed over
quietly by the family. Some people
appear to like to notice every little
thing boy does at this time, and
freely comment upon it. ooh, dear,
you are so awkward" they exc lain
when he accidentally lets fall some
thing he is handling. "Whv don't
you be careful" Remarks of this
kind should never be made, for,
very likely, he was trying to do the
best he could, and something occur
ing at the time confused him, and
he made mistake that many a
graceful person has MADE, through
no fault of awkwardness, but simply
confusion. 1t is very easy to con-
fuse boy at time such as this;
he feels that he is not graceful, and
thinks everyone is watching bis
every motion. Comments do no
good, but on the contrary, if indulg-
ed in, frequently do great deal of
harm. A boy becomes discouraged
with being found fault with for
every little mistake he makes, and
very often comes to the conclusion
that it is no use trying, he will
never be anything but awkward, no
matter how he tries. A boy is very
sensitive about this time, and the
least attention paid to his efforts in
politeness, unless in kindly way,
the better. What matter though
he does open the door or offer a
chair awkwardly to a guest, he will
get over this in little while, and
even though he should never be
anything but awkward, far better
that he be courteous so than not at
all.
Some boys are very easily taught,
being naturally inclined to be court
eous, and they very readily learn
from example. They have conf
dence in their own ability, and no
amount of fault,fnding will shake
it. They know they can do as well
as others, and they generally come
out all right. This is the thing that
is usually lacking in the majority of
boys. They have no confidence in
their own ability; they distrust it.
They are so positive that they are
going to do thing wrong before
they undertake it, that when the
time comes they are very certain tc
make blunder. The want Of con
fdence in boys Of this kind is an un
fortunate failing, if failing it may
be called, and parents should help
the boys to overcome it. Teacl
them to think they have ability t.
accomplish almost anything j
they try. There is no danger o.
them becoming egotistical, people
lacking confidence never become so
self-copfdeut people are usually the
egotists.
The earlier q boy is taught the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14

"For years l suffered from loss of
appetite and indigestion, but failed to
find relief until l began taking Ayers
Sarsaparilla. This medicine entirely
cured me. My appetite and digestion
are now perfect. Fred. G. Bower,
400 Seventh St., South Boston, Mass.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
Dividing the BedciotheS.

The one man who will be most shocked
at Alexander Mitchelps death, says
Western paper, will be an aged old
bachelor, who lives now in one OF the
London club hOuses-Cieorge Smith.
TIE latter brought Mitchell from Scot
land, pnt him at work Mt clerks desk
in a banking room on South Clark
street, opposite where the courthouse
stands now, sent him to Milwaukee tc
buy grain of the farmers who came in
there, and to pay out George Smiths
bank notes. and at last made him
partner. Fifteen millions of George
Smiths money have been kept in st.
Paul bonds and stocks because Mitchell
was its president. The two men were
like brothers for thirty years, yet AS I'M
like each other as it was possible fol-
for them to be. When Smith retired
from business and was gathering to-
Cether his assets SO that he might retire
for good to the other side of the water,
the two old Scotchmen had an account
ing. Until that time everything that
the two owned had been undivided.
When Mitchell was in Chicago he Occu
pied Smiths room and shared the old
bachelors bed. For ten years there
vas little room above the Milwaukee
bank that Mitchell occupied, and that
George Smith, whenever he was there,
shared. 1t had been furnished by the
two Jointly, even down to the sheets and
blankets. For years it had not been
occupied, Mitchell having, on marrying
his pretty wife, changed his mode of
living. In making out the final inven
tory Mitchell had, as he supposed, in
cluded everything. 1t aggregated mil
lions. As he handed it to old George
Smith, he feciingly remarked that it ex-
hibited vastly more than they had had
when they started. The millionaire
bachelor looked over the list carefully.
1t held quarter of the securities OF the
biggest railroad in the world, the st.
Paul. When he finished it the old fel-
low turned to Mitchell AMI said you
forgot, Aleck, the bed clothing in the
chamber over the bank" The younger
of the two Scotchmen promptly took
back the inventory and added 1915.
Smith thought that would be Il fair value
for the forgotten sheets and blankets
and was satisfied. A good authority
saws that at that moment the thoughtful
old bachelor owned 24,0O0,000 OF the
securities of two railroads, the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, and the Chicago.
Milwaukee g. st. Paul.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
Iii a country neiShborhoOd

itself. II in a country neighborhood
there are three stores doing general
business, and there is not business
enough to support more than two mer-
chants families, what happens! Two
of the merchants combine against tho
third, and by judicious application OF
the laws Of trade, they drive him ont OF
the business and divert to their own
pockets the profits which ho would other
wise have made. Everybody says that
is right. Now, what difference does 1t
make whether this is done by a judic-
ious use of the laws of trade or by q
more summary process! Why, Gov
ernor, you know very well that there
are a great many men in this world who
are rich who have no more right to
what they have than you or I.
"Do understand" said the Governor,
"that you confine yourself in depreds
tons to that class of people,"
"Oh." he replied, Il aim to- aim
to. The last man robbed was a MEM
Der of Congress.
1t is needless to say that the Governor
did not pardon him. He served his
term, has since served a term in the
Eastern Penitentiarv of Pennsylvania,
and is understood now to be in the Vir.
ginia Penitentiary at Richmond.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
new Uses for the Shoe ButtOner.

A Cincinnati detective officer SAYS:
1t is singular fact that nine out of ten
of the ''bums' and trlmps brought into
the station house have on their persons
a shoe buttoner. No matter what kind
of shoe they wear, still they have one
of these simple instruments. Lieut..
Handbook decided week ago to make
a collection Of the shoe buttoncrs taken
from the prisoners brought into Bremen
street station. In the seven days they
numbered eighteen, md, like young Ia
dies do with their strings of buttons, lie
attached them together. He has now
chain some three feet in length. \ pc
culiar thing IS that the hook end is bent
into a variety of shapes. This penchant
for having buttOaer attracted the at
tention of the detectives long ago, and
it happened to strike some bright mind
ell policeman that the little instrument
could be made to do the work of a skel-
eton KEY, rs far as the locks in common
Use were concerned. In reality, tine
snoe buttoncr to all intents and pur-
poses, was converted into burglars
tool, and still could be readily passed of
as a necessary implement in Arranging
ones toilet. The possession of a skcl-
etOn key is serious offence and carries
with it conviction of Il penal term. The
law, however, cannot regard the shoe
buttoner as Il contraband article, and
still the evil intending are as well FORT
fed with 1t as with the burglars favOrite
tool, since, when properly shaped, it
does the work equally rs well. The ex-
pert can pick lock with one Of these
little iron hooks with as much facility
as if he had skeleton key. and yet If
caught with il i'll his possession enjoys
immunity from the statute covering the
offence. Usually, when one of these in
struments is found on prisoners per.
son it is thrown away, or perhaps given
back if the owner is released. No doubt
in the course Of a year, several hundred
are taken up by the police. The amount
of theft that could be traced to them
would very probably prove startling.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

The heat has been dreadful at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, for nearly week, culminat
ing with a record of 116 degrees in the
sun, at 3 p. M, and 90 degrees in houses
usually Considered coal,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

IT bothers the man who has earned
success ny faithful, honest, brainy worn
to hear his friends saying among them
selves: What an internally lucky fef
low Jack is :"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-21
He Explained.

thought might as well drop in and
see how they run weekly down in
South Carolina, and a little darby pilot
ed me up one street and down another
until we halted before stairway over
which hung q sign of "Ihe Herald"
The office was up four flights of stairs,
of course, and I had only reached the
landing of the first when hunk of COM
position cut from some old roller whizzed
past my head. There was nothing
strange in that, however, as all well.
regulated offices keep half dozen Of
these hunks lying around as weapons OF
defense, and pressed on. At the head
of the second flight looked up the dark
way and thought | saw man with q
gun in his hands. All weekly newspa-
pers having any influence always keep
at least one shotgun lying around to in
timidate poets, and SO I went whistling
along up the third flight. Then 1 was
certain that [ saw man, and certain
that the muzzle was looking down upon
me. Some editors stand at the head of
the fourth flight and practice at target
shooting to rest their weary brains, and
| was wondering where the bulls eye
was when I heard click, click! and a
voice called out:
"Stand! or you are dead man!'
No man who thinks anything of his
clothes will ever be found dead on a
stairway leading to printing Office. I
came to q halt, and the voice continued:
"Throw up your hands and go down
stairs, or III blow your brains into the
streeti''
l didn't believe he would, but as |
couldn't prove it the best way was to
obey his little request. l had just got
back to the hotel when in came the edi-
sor and the foreman and the devil and
two comps, and they all began to talk
st once. They were expecting Il light
ming sort of a politician up those stairs
at that very time, and if he once got up
he was to open fire from revolver and
have scalp-dance over the remains OF
the Herald. 1t was q mistake, and they
were deeply grieved, and we had a
lemonade together, and the man with
the gun shook hands again and whis-
pered:
"Boy: I had my finger on the trig-
ger aud dead aim on your head, and if
you had lifted one foot an inch high to
come further up I'd have killed you as
dead as a hammer!"
After that l always sent four boys,
one after another, up stairs with my
card and q written declaration that
was not loaded.--C0r. Detroit Free
Press.